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Flight Reliability

UA 2493 · United Airlines

Richmond → Denver (RIC–DEN)84% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SAN–DEN, PDX–ORD) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 329 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

UA 2493 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 76% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 2493 arrived on time 92% of the time on Sundays. On Fridays: 79%.

Better than the RIC–DEN route average.

UA 2493 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 78% across the RIC–DEN route.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 2493 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(47 flights)
  • Tue83%(46 flights)
  • Wed85%(46 flights)
  • Thu83%(46 flights)
  • Fri79%(47 flights)
  • Sat89%(47 flights)
  • Sun92%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(275 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(21 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(32 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 90% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 202571%31
August 202587%30
September 202590%30
October 202594%31
November 202597%30
December 202577%31
February 202672%18
March 202687%31
April 202690%30
May 202681%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
328
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 329 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.